Dear Mr. President: Let's talk tech, ComputerWorld.

Both candidates have outlined educational reforms that they say will make the U.S. more competitive in science and technology.

Computerworld recently asked nine high-tech luminaries to offer their advice to the next U.S. president. Their answers appear below. They represent the views of the individuals and not necessarily those of their employers.

Where Congress Puts Its Own Money, Red Herring.

Three of the four most popular investments of the members of the House and Senate in 2007 were Cisco Systems, Microsoft, and Intel, according to the OpenSecrets.org web site of the Center for Responsive Politics.